Healthcare service utilization patterns and patient experience in persons with spinal cord injury: a comparison across 22 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persons with spinal cord injury frequently visit numerous clinical settings. Such all-around experience of the system may serve as a comprehensive experience indicator. This study compared the patient experience of persons with chronic SCI in relation to healthcare service utilization patterns in 22 countries, hypothesizing that primary-care oriented patterns would offer a better experience.

Methods

This study was based on International Spinal Cord Injury Survey with 12,588 participants across 22 countries worldwide. Utilization patterns/clusters were identified by cluster analysis and experience score - by the partial credit model. The association between healthcare utilization and experience at the provider and cluster level was explored by regression analysis.<

SUBMITTER: Bychkovska O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9175375 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature